art

Art Resources

· ART 21Links to an external site. : Includes interviews with major contemporary artists, studio visits and explanations of their work

· Google ImagesLinks to an external site. : A comprehensive search engine for images

· ArtcyclopediaLinks to an external site. : Good general art site, mostly image links to museums:

· Mark Hardin's ArtchiveLinks to an external site. : Great link with alphabetical listing of artists, mostly contemporary and historical European

· Art History LinksLinks to an external site. : An amazing collection of links specific to sites related to the practice of art history, many are written, not visual, information

· Cities and Buildings CollectionLinks to an external site. : Over 5000 architectural images maintained by the architecture department at the University of Washington

· Web Gallery of ArtLinks to an external site. : Good reference for lots of art history images

· Saatchi Gallery, LondonLinks to an external site. : Cutting edge contemporary art, plus a site where any artist can post their work

· The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DCLinks to an external site. : Our national art museum

· Seattle Art MuseumLinks to an external site.

· Museum of Modern Art New YorkLinks to an external site. : A treasure trove of modern art

· Metropolitan Museum of ArtLinks to an external site. : Extensive collection database from many cultures and time periods

· Islamic art collectionLinks to an external site. : An extensive collection of Islamic art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

· Museum of Fine Arts, BostonLinks to an external site. : An extensive digital collection with text information

· Currier Museum of ArtLinks to an external site. : A smaller museum in Manchester, NH with a fantastic collection, much of it online

· Henry Art GalleryLinks to an external site. : The art repository of the University of Washington. An extensive image database and excellent search system

· National Galleries of ScotlandLinks to an external site. : Extensive collection of artwork from many cultures and

· time periods

· ARTstorLinks to an external site. : Nearly one million images here. For access to this site, please check with your campus library or public library

· CAMIOLinks to an external site. : 95,000 images of all kinds. For access to this site, please check with your campus or public library

· SmarthistoryLinks to an external site. : Smarthistory.org is a free and open, not-for-profit, art history textbook. We use multimedia to deliver unscripted conversations between art historians about the history of art

· Tibetan Book of the DeadLinks to an external site. : Literature and Artwork on Prayer, Ritual, and Meditation from the Religious Traditions of Tibet, India and Nepal. Special Collections Department at the University of Virginia Library

· Day of the Dead CelebrationLinks to an external site. : History and images from the Mexican “Dia de los Muertos” celebration.

· Frank Gehry sketchesLinks to an external site. : Initial sketches of building design ideas by architect Frank Gehry

· African Art: Death and RebirthLinks to an external site. : Sculpture images and text describing ritual beliefs from African cultures. Other themes included

· Burke MuseumLinks to an external site. : Artwork database from their ethnology collections. Administered through the University of Washington

· All Together NowLinks to an external site. : A digital collaborative and interactive music project

· AIDS Quilt Information WebsiteLinks to an external site.

· What is a Print?Links to an external site. : Interactive tutorial on printmaking processes, with images. Created by the Museum of Modern Art, New York

· Edvard Munch MuseumLinks to an external site. : Image database for many of Munch’s paintings and prints

· Nuxalk Sun MaskLinks to an external site. : Image and context for the  Mask of the Sun from British Columbia Nuxalkculture

· Bradshaw FoundationLinks to an external site. : Excellent source for images and information on prehistoric rock art, Cycladic figures, the Pyramids, ancient temples and geometric signs

· The Art StoryLinks to an external site. : Movements, Artists, Theory and the Progression of Art History

· Francis Bacon EstateLinks to an external site. : A website devoted to the images and explanations of the important and idiosyncratic English painter

· Mayan TemplesLinks to an external site. : An excellent site for historical information about the Temples of Palenque in Mexico